Friday, November 18, 2011

1. "Learn from the mistakes of others... you can't live long enough to make them all yourselves!!"
- Chanakya

2. "A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first."
- Chanakya

3. "Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."
- Chanakya

4. "There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."
- Chanakya

5. " Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."
- Chanakya

7. "The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."
- Chanakya

8. "Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."
- Chanakya

9. "The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."
- Chanakya

10. "God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple."
- Chanakya

11. "A man is great by deeds, not by birth."
- Chanakya

12. "Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness."
- Chanakya

13. "Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends."
- Chanakya

14. "Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."
- Chanakya

15. "Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth."